Jet Pack Blues - Fall Out Boy (Lyrics)

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'Jet Pack Blues' by Fall Out Boy from their album ‘American Beauty / American Psycho’ with lyrics

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[Liz-vijg]

"She's in a long black coat tonight waiting for me in the downpour outside, she's singing 'baby come home' in a melody of tears while the rhythm of the rain keeps time." Best song quote. Ever.

[franktionalgaming]

"She's in a long black coat tonight, waiting for me in the downpour outside"

I love that part so much

[ally-xglw]

"Did you ever love her? Do you know?"

Gotta be my favorite part of the song

[Mike-vunn]

"in a melody of tears" anyone else notice the piano melody in the background?

[DonoftheDead]

"Did you ever lover her? Do you know; or did you never want to be alone?"


such a deep and powerful line in this song that needs more appreciation.

[caridwenangetueur]

Tears are associated with this song, my tears, your tears, everyone's tears.

[reagansprague]

This is how I interpret it:
The person commited suicide because of depression or something of that sort. The woman (reffered to as 'she' in the lyrics 'she's in a long black coat tonight') is a close friend/ relative of the person who commited. The person who commited may have turned into a ghost or something so they can see and hear the woman, and sees her cry "baby come home" over his grave while it's raining.
I'm sorry if I wasn't completely clear on my opinion, but are there any thoughts on this theory?

[uhhhhhHellllo]

" the ringing in my ears gets violent" " behind those two white Highway lines" " when the city goes silent" he died in a car crash
"Shes in a long black coat" " waiting for me in the downpour outside" shes at his funeral
"Fight off the light tonight and stay with me"
Shes telling him not to go to the light hens not to cross over or die.... i listend to this song so much and never realised this😭
"We were allways just that close" speaking in past tense. The song is basically a woman crying about her lost loved one and wishing to see him again😭😭😭

[epicfighter]

She's singing "Baby, come home" in a melody of tears while the rhythm of the rain keeps time. I love that line.

[margotharris]

"When the city goes silent, the ringing in my ears gets violent."
Love that line.

[basilsweetcake]

I keep imagining someone standing next to a grave in the middle of a thunderstorm, they've been standing there for hours crying but the rain started a little bit ago. Their phone has been buzzing on and off since they got there but they haven't bothered to check it. And I keep imagining them whispering 'Baby, please come home, just come home" over and over again, almost silent under the constant thunder and lightning, and even when the car brakes screech behind them and their friends call out they don't stop, even when the friends pull them into a hug and lead them to the car, oh c r a p I'm crying again

[ashleydrebsky]

i wish my friends would have shown me this band sooner...

[mymyleechan]

I accidentally sung this out loud with headphones on and someone walked by with the strangest look on their face.

-noregrets-

[kaylaaubry]

The 3 scenarios that run through my head for this song are, a woman with her love in the army, a woman who was cheated on, or a woman who's love died... idk why. And also I cry every time I hear this beautiful song

[wonderingaround]

Every time I listen to this I just get flashbacks of my first concert which was their concert and I just miss it so much :( it was so nice seeing everyone sing along to this song and waving their flashlights in sync.

[Disturbedlp]

It sounds to me like he's singing about missing his wife while he's on tour and how he knows all she wants is for him to come home, and that's all he wants too. Hits me in the feels. I cry every single time.

[juliabergeron]

I'm not crying, you're crying

[randommeowthekitty]

I just learned the real meaning of this song and now I'm crying
Apparently, Joe's mother passed and so Pete wrote this song for them
That's so fricking sad!!

[leafytea]

Picture this.... You are sitting in your room. You are tired of sitting in silence. You havent told anyone about how you feel. How you dont feel right. Your relationship with someone is so toxic... but no one can see it. Only you can. But... you cant end the relationship because you will feel guilty and youll never feel the same way. You cant ask for help because of your anxiety. You begin to cry. Your hands are shaking as you grab your car keys. You get in the car and drive. You dont know where. The sun is stating to sink behind the horizon that you used to love. You watch the road carelessly. The tears i your eyes make everything blurry. Hours have passed. You are still driving. Its silent now. You hear a ringing in your ears that grows more and more violent. You cant tune it out. The tears are rolling down your cheeks now. You can barely see anything, now. You scream and bang your head on the steering wheel. The car jerks to the left. You get back on the right side of the road. You scream again and slam on the gas pedal. No one is around. A few cars pass every now and then. You have had enough. You question yourself so much but never have you questioned yourself this much. You grip the steering wheel tightly and you jerk the car to the right. Your heart skips a beat as you watch the pole quickly come closer. You fly forward as the car slams into the pole, the seatbelt holding you back from flying out of the car. You sit there. Everything is spinning. You hear screeching tires and people yelling. You recognize one of the voices. Its the one you thought you loved. Or is it? You hear the door of your car open as someone screams. You look up to see who it is.... but everything is fading. You cant see anything now. You hear sirens. But, those are fading, too. Now, you cant hear anything. A few minutes pass. Your heart slows down. You cant think straight. Your heart beats one last time.

You wake up. You feel energized. Like nothing ever happened. You arent yourself. You feel relieved, calm.... happy. You are above a group of people. All are dressed in black. There is a long, black box there. A casket. Your casket. You watch the peolle form a line. Your family is first. They are all crying as they place flowers on your casket. Your little sister place a painting she made of you and her on the casket. She is devastated. She cant look up to her older sibling anymore. No one will hear about you anymore in her class. No more visits from you for show and tell. You watch the line slowly grow shorter. The casket is buried... everyone leaves. One by one the cars leave. You watch the sun sink again. You are reminded of the night it all ended. You notice that there is still a person by your grave. Its the person you thought you loved. They are still crying. They are mumbling, "Baby, come home. Please. Please, come home." After a few hours, they leave. Their words echo in your mind like a rock hitting the walls of a canyon. What if your relationship was perfect but you were so paranoid that you didnt see it. Did you love them? Out of all the times you wanted to be alone, did you actually want to be alone? You remembered the times you went on date. You always shared a drink but every shared drink was bitter. You hated it. Hated it. You cant even cry now. You feel the tears build up but they won't come out. You cant do it. You sit by your grave. No one can see or hear you. You question yourself more. More and more. It wont stop. You are stuck like this. You cant do anything, now.


Days pass and you are sitting by your grave. Its about 9 at night and its pouring. The one you thought you loved visits again. They sit next to you. Mumbling the same words. They are waiting. Waiting for you. And they know you won't come back. They scream into the darkness, hopelessly. No one will hear except for you.

You jolt up when a phone rings. You answer it and you want to scream. Its about the one you thought you loved. They just ran out of their parenrs house and drove off. You get in your car and drive, searching for them. You find their car and hopelessly follow them the car jolts left and a few minutes later, to the right, slamming into a pole. You stop the car and dial 911. You scream their name as you open their door and stare at the motionless body. At the hospital, you get the news. They are dead. You dont know what to do.

The funeral was quiet. You put flowers on the casket and stay behind for hours after everyone leaves. You mumble, "Baby, come home. Please. Please come home." You come back a few days later at 9 at night. You sit by the grave and mumble the same words. You scream into the pitch black night.

[permanenthistorydamage]

I've always thought of the chorus as he's talking to himself in this frantic anguished state when there's no one left to talk to. Even the nature of the questions if you're asking them to yourself is slightly self-depracatory, like he's criticizing himself for using her up and throwing her away. But that's just me.